January2015

TwoWitToWoo

We grew wheatgrass in Senior Infants and First Class. Wheatgrass is a super food, because it contains a lot of vitamins and minerals that our bodies need to work properly. First we needed to figure out ‘What do plants need to grow?’ We conducted a Science experiment and decided that plants need the following: Water…

One day in January we came to school in the snow. There wasn’t too much really – our Mums and Dads have seen a lot more snow in Laragh and Glendalough but it was great excitement for our class! We went for a short walk with Múinteoir Hayley’s class to try make some snowballs and…

On Wednesday the 28th of January 3rd and 4th class girls took part in a football blitz organised by Cumann na mBunscol Cill Mhantáin. The girls played 3 games winning 2 and losing 1 and emerged as the winners of their section of the blitz!! Each and every girl was absolutely brilliant on the day…

This month we have been learning about electricity in our Science class. We experimented with making electric circuits. It was difficult, but we soon got the hang of it. Here we are lighting up those circuits. We used some wires, a battery, a switch and a lightbulb.

We have been writing I Wish poems in our classroom. Here is some of our work. I Wish I had a pet cat I wish I had a silly hat I wish people would never die I wish I could fly I wish I had an apple pie I wish people would never lie…

This month we have been learning about Brushtail penguins that live at the South Pole. We studied three different species of these penguins, the Adelie, the Gentree and the Chinstrap. Here is a picture of some Adelie penguins getting ready to hunt for their favourite food krill. Adelie penguins dive for food. Before diving into…

It was a special day when The Liam McCarthy Cup and 5 other cups won by Kilkenny in 2014 paid a visit to all the classes in Scoil Chaoimhín Naofa. We took a few pics on their visit to Rang 5 agus Rang 6.

The Wicklow Ways by Vincent Kennedy Hot on the heels of the success of the musical spectacle Blue Bottle at the Bord Gais Energy Theatre last November,Music Generation Wicklow are first out of the traps in 2015 with the announcement of a further new music commission. The Wicklow Ways by Vincent Kennedy will be presented in…